This article is based on the January 28th episode of the HVAC School Podcast: “How to Value Engineer Better w/ Alex Meaney,” Which you can listen to HERE. Simply put, value engineering is the process of finding ways to cut costs out of a project WITHOUT creating quality issues. As Alex stated, 2+2 doesn’t always […]

Back in the “good old days,” controls were all analog and mechanical; that simply means they acted in a directly connected and variable manner based on a change in force. Both pneumatic (air pressure) and hydraulic (fluid pressure) systems are examples of mechanical or analog controls. When the pressure increases or decreases on a particular […]

Now is the part where we get specific about start capacitors and inrush. If you haven't read the first three parts, please do so before reading this one, or it may not make sense. (You can find Part #1, Part #2, and Part #3 at these links.) I'm going to come out and say it […]